Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation is a private foundation, based in Cohoes, NY. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $4.7M in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 4 grants totaling $240K. Net investment income was $186K.
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation at a glance
In short: Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025 (avg $60K), mostly in Massachusetts. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
- Annual giving (2025)
- $240,000
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Grants made (2025)
- 4
- +0.0% vs 2024
- Average grant
- $60,000
- +41.2% vs 2024
- Median grant
- $65,000
- Total assets
- $4,696,772
- -5.3% vs 2024
- Primary geography
- Massachusetts (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)
- Latest 990 filing
- Form 990-PF, 2025 View filing
Data from IRS Form 990-PF, 2025; updated September 2026.
Who Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation funds
How this funder distributes its grants
Top Recipients
Top 4 recipients in 2025
The largest 2025 recipient was Upstream USA Inc ($100K). Together the top 4 received $240K.
Grant Size Distribution
20 grants across all recorded years
The most common grant size was under $50K: 8 grants of 20 (40%).
Geographic Focus
Where this funder awards grants
Grant Distribution by State
Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 4 itemized grants.
Cities
How Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation gives
- Giving grew 36% from 2022 to 2025. Method
- In 2025 it paid out 94% of its IRS minimum distribution (the 5% rule). Foundations have until the end of the next year to meet it. Method
From the foundation's IRS Form 990-PF filings. Methodology.
Giving History
Giving Over Time
Total grant dollars and number of grants per year
From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $170K (2024) to $613K (2020). In 2025 it made 4 grants totaling $240K.
Grants by year
Grant recipients and amounts by year
| Recipient | Purpose | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Upstream USA Inc Boston, MA | General Charitable Purposes | $100,000 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA | General Charitable Purposes | $80,000 |
| University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation Amherst, MA | General Charitable Purposes | $50,000 |
| Boston Foundation Boston, MA | General Charitable Purposes | $10,000 |
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Financial History
Multi-year comparison from IRS filings
| Filing year | Total Assets | Revenue | Expenses | Grants paid | Grants | Qualifying Distributions | Net Investment Income | Distributable Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4,696,772 | $-23,002 | $240,600 | $240,000 | 4 | $240,000 | $186,231 | $254,918 |
| 2024 | $4,960,374 | $823,737 | $178,000 | $170,000 | 4 | $170,000 | $223,737 | $260,239 |
| 2023 | $4,314,637 | $756,406 | $467,500 | $467,500 | 6 | $467,500 | $347,556 | $228,018 |
| 2022 | $4,247,831 | $37,615 | $181,500 | $176,000 | 5 | $176,000 | $37,615 | $236,380 |
| 2021 | $4,391,716 | $452,402 | $204,500 | $204,500 | 1 | — | $189,927 | $246,466 |
| 2020 | $4,233,657 | $15,859 | $622,151 | $613,151 | 1 | — | $15,859 | $230,326 |
Under IRS private-foundation payout rules, Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation reported a distributable amount of $255K for 2025 — the minimum it must pay out in qualifying distributions.
Leadership & Key People
Officers and directors from IRS filings
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's 2025 filing lists 2 officers; none of the 2 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.
Officers on the 2025 filing
Jill Stansky
Trustee
Trustee - As Required → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Michael P. Stansky
Trustee
Trustee - As Required → Trustee, 2021
On filings since 2020
1 hr/week
No compensation reported
Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.
Frequently asked questions about Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation
How much does Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation give each year?
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation gave $240K across 4 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. In 2024 it gave $170K across 4 grants.
What is Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's typical grant size?
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's median grant in 2025 was $65,000, and its average grant was $60,000, across 4 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
Where does Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation give grants?
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation gives mostly in Massachusetts: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Boston, MA (3 grants).
Does Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation give general operating support?
Yes: 100% of Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's 2025 grants with a stated purpose (4 of 4) were for general or operating support, per its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF.
How large is Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation?
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation reported $4.7M in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990-PF. It paid out $240K in qualifying distributions that year, against a required minimum of $255K (roughly 5% of its investment assets). Falling short in one year is not a violation: foundations have until the end of the next year to meet the minimum.
What is Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's EIN?
Michael & Jill Stansky Family Foundation's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 20-5944745. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.
Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990-PF filings.
Data update history
(7)
When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS June 18, 2021)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS September 27, 2022)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS July 17, 2023)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 1, 2024)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS February 20, 2025)
- Updated Form 990-PF for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS March 10, 2026)
- IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2025
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